Skyreholme
The toponym, first recorded in 1540, is of Old Norse origin, from skírr "bright" and holmr "water-meadow", and so means "bright water-meadow". Skyreholme was historically in the township of Appletreewick in the large ancient parish of Burnsall in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
In the early 19th century the hamlet had a substantial population (234 in the 1841 census). The main industry was a cotton and calico mill. To serve this population a chapel of ease was built in 1837. The chapel closed in 1897, but from 1867 the building was also used as a school, which continued until 1967. The village is home to Parcevall Hall, a grade II listed building which has 24 acres (9.7 ha) of gardens with plants from around the world.
See also
References
- ^ Smith, A. H. (1961). The Place-names of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Vol. 6. Cambridge University Press. p. 79.
- ^ John Townend. "Christ Church Chapel Skyreholme". History. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ John Townend. "Skyreholme School 1867-1967". History. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ Historic England. "Parcevall Hall (Grade II) (1001589)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ Mitchinson, James, ed. (4 April 2022). "Two Yorkshire gardens root to be voted best in Britain". The Yorkshire Post. p. 8. ISSN 0963-1496.
External links
Media related to Skyreholme at Wikimedia Commons